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Assess the awareness of COVID-19 among the physiotherapists working in different hospitals of Sindh, Pakistan: A cross sectional survey Aadil Ameer Ali Sana Naqi Muhammad Khan Bugti Muhammad Rafeeq Muhammad Ishaque M.R Taufiq Ahmad Amjad Hussain Shabana YasmeenHafsa Imtiaz Khokhar<p>Background: To assess the awareness of Covid-19 among the Physiotherapists of Sindh, Pakistan, in order to check the level of knowledge present regarding the pandemics among the working physiotherapist of Pakistan.</p><p>Material &amp; Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in different hospitals of Sindh, Pakistan from June to July 2020. A self-constructed questionnaire by Pursuing the clinical and community administration of COVID-19 given by the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China was used among the 343 Physiotherapists and SPSS version 23 was used to analyze the data.</p><p>Results: The majority (n=207, 60.3%) were male, having age between 33 and above years (n=227, 66.2%) and (n=304, 88.6%) were married. In educational status (n=230, 67.1%) were postgraduate and (n=304, 88.6%) belongs to urban area. During the assessment of awareness towards COVID-19 results showed that majority (n=321, 93.6%) were aware of COVID-19.</p><p>Conclusion: This Study concluded that the physiotherapists who are working in different hospitals of Sindh, Pakistan are well aware of COVID-19.The awareness can be due to their self-interest in infection preventive measure and quality of education being provided by their respective institutions.&nbsp;</p> Journal of Novel Physiotherapy and Physical Rehabilitation - Peertechz Publications 2021-03-08 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5487.000085 en Copyright © Aadil Ameer Ali et al.